GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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WordMeaning
ingratean ungrateful person
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
blueslow spirits : melancholy
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
harassexhaust
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext